盥 (gun3 fun2 | guan4) : wash

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盥

gun3 fun2

guan4

[literary] wash one's hands/face

Jyutping gun3 is standard reading; fun2 is variant.

Stroke count: 16

Level: 3

Radical: 皿 (#108)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

盥

This word has been viewed 2318 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Jan 2012 07:17

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盥洗袋 gun3 sai2 doi6*2 guan4 xi3 dai4 = sponge bag

盥洗 gun3 sai2 guan4 xi3 = to wash up , wash one's hands and face

盥洗盆 gun3 sai2 pun4 guan4 xi3 pen2 = wash hand basin

盥洗室 gun3 sai2 sat1 guan4 xi3 shi4 = [台]: toilet, washroom, bathroom, powder room, lavatory

盥漱 gun3 sau3 guan4 shu4 = to wash the hands and rinse the mouth

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Decimal representation of this word: 盥
Unicode code for this character: U+76e5 (off-site link)

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